Robyn Irvine, 30, and Robert Burton, 32, were arrested on July 7 after a warrant was obtained to search their home near 250 West and 900 South following several controlled drug buys made by the Tooele Drug Task Force, according to court documents.
The search yielded three rifles and one handgun hidden in a bathroom wall, and five grams of methamphetamine found in a bedroom, according to the probable cause statement. All four guns were determined to be stolen.
Three children ages 4 to 11 were in the home at the time of the sales. Two of the children belong to Burton and one to Irvine. Both the drugs and guns were located within reach of the children, according to court documents.
Burton and Irvine were originally booked into the Tooele County Jail on nine charges each — including four counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, one count of unlawful possession of a handgun, and four counts of theft by receiving stolen property. Bail was set at $100,000 bondable for each.
Burton posted bail on July 24, and Irvine posted bail on Aug. 5. A federal warrant for the couple’s arrest, however, was executed late last week, and both Burton and Irvine are now in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, according to Melodie Rydalch, a public information officer for the federal court system.
Federal charging documents — handed down Wednesday — list updated charges as four counts of possession with intent to distribute meth, two counts of knowingly possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number, two counts of possession of a stolen firearm, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
Irvine and Burton both face a minimum of five years in federal prison if convicted of the crimes.
A five-day jury trial is scheduled for mid-October.
Jamie Belnap: jamieb@tooeletranscript.com
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